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dunhuang_nomadyesterday at 1:37 PM1 replyview on HN

I appreciate the pushback. I’m reading your argument that every product can be used to cause harm, I agree with that take. The question is did the manufacturer do everything reasonable to limit the harm caused?

You can’t go after a company that makes kitchen knives if those are used to harm bc there’s nothing reasonable they could have done to prevent that harm, and there’s a legitimate use case for knives for cooking.

In this case, my understanding is other companies (OpenAI and Anthropic) have done more to limit harm, whereas XAI hasn’t.


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Nasrudithyesterday at 2:06 PM

Personally I can't help but think that 'reasonable' is a dangerous legal standard due to its unpredictability, subjectivity and assumed values and knowledge. Is it reasonable to put powdered aluminum and iron oxide into paint? What about when the paint is going onto a Zeppelin? Oh wait, those are thermite's ingredients. Oops. Is it reasonable for the paint seller to be held liable for selling paint with common reagents?

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